Early Origins of the Jaquette family

The surname Jaquette was first found in Forez, a former province of France, now part of the modern Loire, the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme départements, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in this region and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived. They were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. Many distinguished branches of this family emerged over the centuries.

Early History of the Jaquette family

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Jaquette Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Jacquet, Jaquet, Jaquinet, Jacquinet, Jaquot, Jacquin, Jacquot, Jaquinett and many more.

Early Notables of the Jaquette family (pre 1700)

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Migration of the Jaquette family to the New World and Oceana

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Etienne Jacquest, who came to Quebec from Perche in 1627; Jacques Francois Jacquet, who arrived in Louisiana in 1720 with his wife Jeanne and their sons Estienne, Andre, Jean Guillaume and Jean Jacques.